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Getting Started KBS 24 th September 2008

Getting Started KBS 24 th September 2008. Shaun Theobald (Student Learning Advisor) The Student Learning Advisory Service. Agenda. Settling in Skills development Learning support. Settling in. Make yourself at home the campus (library, key offices, teaching rooms, sport facilities …)

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Getting Started KBS 24 th September 2008

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  1. Getting StartedKBS24th September 2008 Shaun Theobald (Student Learning Advisor) The Student Learning Advisory Service

  2. Agenda Settling in Skills development Learning support

  3. Settling in Make yourself at home • the campus (library, key offices, teaching rooms, sport facilities …) • support services • friends/ networks • your department (website, handbooks…) • your tutor • the University website

  4. managing deadlines getting things done trying out new things finding information evaluating information explaining your views presenting information speaking in front of a group of people writing long texts producing formal academic texts working with others reading for information using PC/ www academically making decisions explaining a process or concept working with data etc. Skills development for university study

  5. Support to acquire skills • Modules CB356 Business Tools • IT Training • Templeman Library (information retrieval) • Subject guide and academic liaison librarian • Steve Holland, R.S.Holland@kent.ac.uk • Student Learning Advisory Service

  6. Based in the Unit for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (UELT) to the right of Barclays bank

  7. The Student Learning Advisory Service Alison Joy Allia AngelaShaun advisors

  8. What we offer: FREE Academic Advice and Guidance for all students • Resources • Individual / group appointments • On-the-spot advice

  9. Our programmes • Study skills workshops http://www.kent.ac.uk/student/skills/ • Value MaP(Mature and Part-time students) • Value Programme (exam support for stage 1 students only) Student Portal: http://www.kent.ac.uk/student/

  10. What we do NOT offer: • Proof reading • English Language instruction • Subject-specific information • Maths help, but … contact: maths-desk@kent.ac.uk

  11. Some typical learning support issues • Writing skills (essays/ reports etc.) • Reading techniques • Presentation skills • Revision and exam strategies And …

  12. Strategies to prevent plagiarism ! • Copying the ideas and words of others so as to present them as your own • Resubmitting/recycling your own work without acknowledgement • Submitting work produced by other students • Failing to reference correctly Plagiarism is a punishable offence!... • But is usually unintentional… • Can easily be detected but… • Can easily be prevented!

  13. How to avoid plagiarism 1. Good time management 2. Careful note taking 3. Meticulous recording of sources 4. Matching in-text citations and references in bibliography> Harvard Referencing Style http://www.kent.ac.uk/uelt/ai/students/index.html

  14. Study tips… Essays: 6 Tips 1.Understand the question 2.Define reading and research 3.Plan 4.Manage the time 5.Write:1st draft(s) 6.Edit

  15. Study tips… Reading: 6 Tips 1.Use reading lists 2.Start with something simple 3.Read flexibly & actively-skim + scan + read for detail 4.Keep records for references 5.Set clear targets 6.Review targets

  16. Time management • University courses often pose heavy demands on your time • Some weeks may involve seminars, lectures & multiple assignment deadlines • ACTIVITY: PAIRS – What are your tips for time management?

  17. Time management: 6 Tips 1.Think ahead 2.Use a weekly planner 3.Put in breaks + other tasks/commitments 4.Vary activities 5.Set clear targets 6.Review targets

  18. Any questions? Good luck and get in touch if we can be of help.

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